Improvement in faucets



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ISAAC CAREY, 0F MCRRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY] Letters Patent No. 102,773, dated May 10, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN FAUGBTS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ISAAC CAREY, of Morristown,

in the county of Morris and Stateof New Jersey,

have invented a new and improved Compress Faucet; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a` part ot this specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved compress faucet, in which the valve is kept in a closed state by means of a cam.

The object of the invention is to obtain a faucet which may be economically constructed and not be materially aiiected by wear', all screws being avoided` also where the supply or Tlow requires to be varied in volume. l

In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is an elevation of my invention.

Figure 2, a vertical central section of tbe'same.

Figure 3, ayplan or top view of the same with the cap removed.

' Figure 4, a detached perspective view of the cam.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the sever'al figures.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A,represents the shell of the faucet, the main portion a of which may be' of cylindrical form, and the, lower portion b of inverted conical form.

B is the eduction or discharge-tube, and

C, the induction-tube.

Within the upper vpor't-iou a ot the shell A there is permanently fixed or secur'ed a cylindrical chamber, l), somewhat less in diameter than A, to admit ot' spaces o r water-passages c o between them, and these passages communicate with the eduction or' dischargetube B, (see iig. 2.) r

The induction-tube C passes through the part a of the shell A, and communicates with the chamber D, as shown clear'ly in fig. 2.

NVithin the chamber D there is a fixed cylindrical stern, E, having a central position within the chamber, and extending upward some distance above lthe top of the shell A.

The portion (l of this stem within the chamber is of greater. diameter than the portion e above'said chamber, but a space, f, is allowed all around-between the stemand theinner surface ot the chamber, (see ligs. Zand 13e) F is a valve,.cornposed of two parts, g and h, the former, g, being constructed ot.- India rubber, leather', 0r other suitable elastic or flexible material, the latter', h, being of metal, and allowed to rise and fall freely between guides -i i' at the inner side of the shell A.`

Gis a cap,itted on the top of the shell A, and having the upper par't e of' the stem passing centrally throu gh it, the cap being allowed to tural freely on e as a center.

The under side of' the cap has a cani, H, attached to, formed, or cast with it in one piece.

This cam may be described as being of cylindrical shape, with its lower'edge hollowed out at opposite sides to form two prominentproject-ing parts, j j, as c p shown in figs. 2 and 4'.

The valve F is held down upon the top ot' thechamber D by the cam -H, when the cap G is so turned that the pr'ominerrt pendent parts j j bear upon the y metallic part h of the valve, as shown in fig. 2 and when the cap C is turned so that said 'prominent parts will be more or less off. from the part h' of the valve, the latter' will rise under the pressure of the water, and the water pass through the induction-tube C `into chamber I), and up out of the top thereof, and

thence down through the passages c c into and out from the eduction-tubc B, as indicated by the arrows in tig. 2. y

A verysiight movement or turn of' the cap G'will close the valve and admit of its opening, and the ow or' discharge of water js regulated by tru'ning the cap m'or'e or less. .c

By this arrangement it will be seen that there ar'e no parts liable to become deranged by use. y

rIlhe cap is held in position by a screw-nut, It', and washer', l, on a screw, lm, cut on the ripper' part of the stem E, which passes through the center' of the cap,

the latter' working on the stem as a center', a washer',

l, being necessary to prevent leakage around the s'tenr through the cap.

It is designed to have the portion of the cap that r'ests on the top of the shell A, and also the latter', ground, or made as smooth as possible, in or'dcr to prevent leakage between the cap and shell.

,. 'Ihe cap may be turned by having its edge serrated or milled, to prevent the slipping of thel'rand upon it, or by having a suitable handle attached to it.

AI would remark that, in lieu ofthe stem E, a flange may be screwed on the top of the shell A, and so arranged as to extend all around over thetop of thc Y cap, and retain the latter' in proper' position, and at the same time vadmit of it being turned. vI prefer,

however, 'the stem to eiect that result, as being the l least expensive.

Having thusrdescbed my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secuxe by Letters Patent, is-

The cap G, with the cam H attached, iu combination with the valve F, chamber D, shell A, induction and eduction-tubes C B, and the water-{mssa-ges c c, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set-forth.

ISAAC CAREY.

Witnesses:

THEO. TUsoH, CEAS. SCHEMI. 

